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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
9
Extracted quotes praise multiple players labeled as all America selections from a historic sports feature. Notes emphasize speed, accuracy, blocking, tackling, and versatility. Entries celebrate standout running backs, defenders, and specialists noted for leadership and game impact.
New Boston visits Athens for a two game card with the Bulldogs and junior squad. McKinley lineup doubts center on guard spots with Speiser at guard and Tribe or Coury at the other guard. Start time 7 o clock at Athens High School.
Cornell over Toronto 30 to 13 Northwestern defeats Nebraska 35 to 22 Temple tops Michigan 42 to 32 Michigan Normal beats Ferris Institute 23 to 19 Earlham over Wittenberg 53 to 31 Iowa State wins 28 to 25 Drake 30 to 22 Grinnell 30 over Iowa State Teachers 22 Beloit 18 Monmouth 16 Kentucky 32 Tulsa 22 Southern Methodist 49 Oklahoma Aggies 35 Kansas 41 Central Missouri Teachers 25.
Ohio Wesleyan athletic director George Gauthier released the 1934 football schedule with Western Reserve missing from the 1933 list. The slate includes Heidelberg, Dayton at night, Marshall, Syracuse, Wittenberg, Miami, Denison, Cincinnati, and Ohio University, with no date for a game against Western Reserve.
New York dispatch reports Eugene Corri dies at 74 from heart disease in an East Coast resort. For nearly five decades he presided over more than 2,000 fights and worked with champions including Mickey Walker Jimmy Wilde Tommy Burns Sam Langford Jim Driscoll and Bombardier Billy Wells.
Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland won the world billiards championship for the fourth time by defeating Andrew Ponzi of Philadelphia 125 to 113 in 18 innings. Ponzi led briefly with a 46 in the 18th, but Rudolph held the lead after an 80 point first three innings. Ponzi joins a four way tie for second with six wins and three defeats, as playoff matches determined second place.
Mae Smith leads after posting a 67 in the Pasadena Open golf tournament as Macdonald Smith keeps a strong pace. Paul Runyan set the pace with a 69, prompting a medal-play battle among the top 100 players over the next two days in Pasadena, California.
Tod Sloan longtime famed jockey known as the greatest of all time dies in a Los Angeles hospital after a long illness. Born James Fordham Sloan in 1874 Kokomo Indiana he rose to fame with the monkey ride at Chicago and victory in the 1894 Futurity.
Duane Purvis of Purdue named at halfback on Collier's All America football team selections. Walter Camp awards gold footballs to the selected players. Princeton praised for perfect record amid strong opposition. defense highlighted as key in the 1933 season with low scores and close games across multiple conferences.
The 1933 United Press sports poll shows Ellsworth Vines' tennis form as the top individual disappointment by 86 editors. The American Davis Cup team collapse and Notre Dame football decline follow, with votes also scattered among Babe Ruth, Jack Sharkey, Wes Ferrell, and others. One editor cited the Davis Cup team as the greatest disappointment.
Paterson N J December 23 1940 for the first time in PGA history the annual tourney next year will be supervised by a committee of leading pro golfers Aaron Jerry Jacobus announced Leo Diegel will chair the panel including Gene Sarazen Paul Runyan Craig Wood Johnnie Farrell Densmore Shute Al Espinosa Olin Dutra and Horton Smith.
Stewart High School basketball team will play Logan High tonight at that place and Belpre Saturday night per Coach George Lockman.
Hans Steinke of Germany defeated Fred Grubmei er of Iowa. Paul Boesch of Brooklyn pinned Dick Lever of Nashville Tennessee. Tony Colesano of Springfield Massachusetts pinned Herb Freeman of New York.
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